Artificial intelligence is shaping up to be the defining technology of the twenty first century. From advances in AI-powered healthcare through to the dazzling textual dexterity of ChatGPT, AI seems to be everywhere. But the speed of advances have raised concerns, ranging from fear about AI being weaponised to produce disinformation in forthcoming elections, up to concerns that we may even lose control.

In this thought-provoking masterclass with Michael Wooldridge, professor of AI at the University of Oxford and AI director at the world-renowned Alan Turing Institute, you’ll get to grips with what AI is, how it works, and where it is going.

From the rapid dissemination of disinformation to deep-rooted algorithmic biases, you will gain insights into the major challenges and concerns of the AI revolution, as well as the possibilities for transformative beneficial applications.

In a masterclass designed to ignite your interest and shape your understanding, you’ll leave with a fuller understanding of the history and potential of AI, enabling you to keep pace with this fast-moving technology, and even faster moving debate.

Course content

A brief history of AI
The rise of generative AI
Opportunities and risks of AI
The future of AI
Q&A

Tutor profile

Michael Wooldridge is a professor of computer science at the University of Oxford, and a director for AI at the Alan Turing Institute. He has been an AI researcher for more than 30 years, and has published more than 400 scientific articles on the subject, including nine books. He is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the Association for the Advancement of AI (AAAI), and the European Association for AI (EurAI). From 2014-16, he was President of the European Association for AI, and from 2015-17 he was President of the International Joint Conference on AI (IJCAI). He was a recipient of the Lovelace medal from the British Computer Society in 2020 – the premier computing award in the UK – and received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Association for Advancement of AI (AAAI) in 2021. He has published two popular science introductions to AI: The Ladybird Expert Guide to AI (2018), and The Road to Conscious Machines (Pelican, 2020).

Course Details

Date: Thursday 20 July 2023
Time: 1pm-2pm BST

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60-minute masterclass: Artificial intelligence with Michael Wooldridge